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This is a list of actors who have made guest appearances in Doctor Who. These actors were well-known names at the time of their appearance in the series, which frequently caused interest in the media towards the latest story. Actors who became famous after their Doctor Who appearance are not present in this list.
The Doctor is usually accompanied in his travels by one to three companions (sometimes called assistants). These characters provide a surrogate with whom the audience can identify, and further the story by asking questions and getting into trouble, (similar to Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes mysteries.)
To make up for his lack of a practical name, the Doctor often relies upon convenient pseudonyms. In The Gunfighters (1966), the First Doctor uses the alias Dr. Caligari. In The Highlanders (1966–67), the Second Doctor assumes the name of "Doctor von Wer" (a German approximation of "Doctor Who"), and signs himself as "Dr. W" in The Underwater ...
David Tennant. Matt Smith. Peter Capaldi. Jodie Whittaker. Ncuti Gatwa. Fourteen actors have portrayed the Doctor in a leading role in Doctor Who. Fourteen actors have portrayed the Doctor in a leading role in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The series' protagonist, the Doctor is an extraterrestrial Time Lord.
This is a list of fictional doctors (characters that use the appellation "doctor", medical and otherwise), from literature, films, television, and other media.. Shakespeare created a doctor in his play Macbeth (c 1603) [1] with a "great many good doctors" having appeared in literature by the 1890s [2] and, in the early 1900s, the "rage for novel characters" included a number of "lady doctors". [3]
Program Fictional doctor Actor All My Children: Dr. Angie Baxter Dr. David Hayward Dr. Jonathan Kinder Dr. Greg Madden Dr. Josh Madden #1 #2 Dr. Jake Martin#1 #2 Dr. Jeff Martin #1
General Hospital is an American television soap opera, airing on ABC.Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, the serial premiered on April 1, 1963.The longest-running cast member is Leslie Charleson, who has portrayed Monica Quartermaine since August 17, 1977, also making her one of the longest-tenured actors in American soap operas.
A still from the 1964 Doctor Who episode ‘The Aztecs’, starring from left to right: John Ringham, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, William Hartnell and Keith Pyott (Moore/Fox Photos/Getty)